Murujuga Dynamics of the Data

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Art of Archaeology" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Current archaeological research projects are creating ever-larger quantities of data which needs to be analysed, and stored for long periods. Murujuga: Dynamics of the dreaming has moved to paperless collection techniques to enable the rapid collection of field data and the seamless transfer of this to data repositories. This paper addresses the current standards of data collection, analysis, and long term archival storage developed by the Centre for Rock Art Research and Management Database (CRAR+M). As the digital repository for ongoing research projects by a variety of CRAR+M researchers, the CRAR+M Database contains the largest collection of rock art and related data in Australia. Researchers store their data, with information accessible to relevant staff and students, as well as collaborating Aboriginal communities and research partners. The development of protocols is vital to ensure the cultural safety of partner Aboriginal community members accessing this information. This paper examines the workflow employed when collecting, analysing, and archiving archaeologically gathered cultural information, and the partnership with the Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation (MAC) rangers in repatriating this data in a culturally appropriate manner for their use in a managing the extraordinary rock art in Murujuga National Park.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)   •
• The Art of Archaeology

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Abstract Id(s): 24454